Nairobi, July 10 -- Nearly 70 per cent of households captured in a State survey had difficulties in paying their rent in May, highlighting the impact of Covid-19 hardships on the property market.
A national survey conducted by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) on the impact of the disease on households has revealed that 31.6 per cent of those interviewed paid rent on time compared to 41.7 per cent in April.
About 37 per cent of those who defaulted were unable to pay rent while 23 per cent paid partially and another 8.5 per cent of hopeful of meeting the landlord's obligations, reflecting the impact of restrictions to curb the global Covid-19 pandemic on workers' incomes.
In April, 30.5 per cent of those interviewed were unab...